Psalms 8:7
\8:6\You have made him ruler over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
In Context
6\8:5\For you have made him only a little lower than the gods, crowning him with glory and honour.
8\8:7\All sheep and oxen, and all the beasts of the field;
Cross References
Genesis 1:28And God gave them his blessing and said to them, Be fertile and have increase, and make the earth full and be masters of it; be rulers over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing moving on the earth.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 8:4-9
Condescension of God. 3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; 4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? 5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. 6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: 7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; 8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of… Read the whole commentary →